Ivory Coast Construction Of The F Tower Would Be The Second Tallest Skyscrapper In Africa
In the mid-2000s, infrastructure contributed 1.8 percentage points to Côte d'Ivoire's
yearly per capita GDP growth. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that
of the region's middle-income countries might enhance yearly growth by another 2% per capita.
During the 1990s, Côte d'Ivoire achieved significant infrastructural progress. As a
result, the country has extensive national backbones in the road, energy, and ICT sectors,
as well as relatively high levels of home utility coverage. However, by the mid-2000s,
significant ground had been lost due to violence. In the previous fifteen years, there has been
very little investment, resulting in current power shortages, deterioration of the road
network, and a slowing of progress on safe water access.
Côte d'Ivoire was a forerunner in Africa when it came to private investment in infrastructure.
This was made feasible in part by the country's commitment to charge cost-recovery fees for
infrastructure services, therefore ensuring their financial sustainability. In the 1990s,
private sector contracts for electricity production, power distribution, and railroads were inked,
building on SODECI's early success in the water sector. These agreements resulted in
greater operational performance and considerable financing for improvements in several areas
(ICT, power generation, and water). Most notably, the contracts remained strong during the crisis
era, ensuring constant supply. Nonetheless, private investment has dwindled in recent
years, and no big new transactions have been made outside of telecoms.
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Abidjan is the capital of Ivory Coast. There are ten structures in Abidjan that are taller
than 85 meters (279 ft). The city's tallest structure is the 30-story, 120-meter-tall
(394-foot-tall) La Cité Administrative Tour D. The Tour Postel 2001, which stands 106
m (348 ft) tall and has 26 storeys, is the city's second tallest building.
The Ivoire InterContinental Abidjan Hotel Tower I (1969), La Pyramide Building (1973),
and Immeuble SCIAM in 1975 were the first skyscrapers in Abidjan. Until the late 1960s,
when the city witnessed its first skyscraper boom, buildings in the city remained relatively
short. From 1969 to 1977, Abidjan saw a significant increase in skyscraper and high-rise construction.
During this time, several of the city's office buildings, like the Immeuble SIB, were constructed.
Following this growth, there was a brief break in building development, followed by a second,
bigger boom beginning in 1982. Though this expansion was significantly shorter, lasting
only two years, it was during this period that most of the city's notable structures
were built, notably La Cité Administrative Tour D, the city's highest skyscraper.
Following the hiring of BESIX, an international construction property development and concessions
firm based in Brussels, construction on the F tower Project in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire,
was set to commence in July of this year. The tower will be built in Abidjan's city
center and will be the sixth skyscraper in the city's commercial area. According to the
project manager of the BESIX firm, the 283-meter F tower is vying for the title from the Great
Mosque of Algiers The Ivorian Ministry of Building, Housing,
and Urban Planning picked BESIX in partnership with PFO Africa, a local business that specializes
in complicated and large-scale projects in all sectors of construction and public works,
and also acts as the designer for the F tower. The BESIX Group's Deputy CEO, Pierre Sironval,
commented on the appointment, saying that the company is extremely proud to be a part
of the construction of the 283-meter-tall F tower, which will be the country's tallest
building and Africa's second tallest building after Egypt's 385-meter-tall iconic tower.
This appears to be feasible, as the 300-meter Pinnacle tower project in Kenya appears to
have stopped. The Pinnacle Tower Skyscraper, located in
Nairobi's upper Hill area, was initially projected to stand at 300 meters tall, and was tipped
to be Africa's second highest Skyscraper, but its construction has been mired by delays
and court cases, with construction work now starting for F tower, Ivory Coast is set to
be home to West Africa's tallest building, as well as the second tallest building in
Africa. F tower is their second contract in Ivory
Coast, according to Pierre Sironval. Together with TFO Africa, a prominent construction
business in Ivory Coast, the company is now building one of the largest drinking water
production plants in West Africa. He went on to say that they have discovered a high-quality
partner in PGO and that they are looking forward to deepening their relationship by taking
part in the development of a building as famous as the F tower. While the value of the deal
has not been published, the Belgium-based business BESIX has stated that it would manage
the entire project as well as carry out the structural work. The skyscraper, designed
by PFO Africa, will feature 64 storeys of office space and a 200-seat theatre on the
interior. The building's exterior is meant to mirror the symmetry of African traditional
masks. The building's exterior, according to PFO Africa, would feature a double skin
with sloping facets, contrasting glass, and reflecting white strips to mimic traditional
West African textiles. By means of its subsidiaries, BESIX has built
a variety of well-known high-rise structures all over the world, from Benelux in France
to Australia and the Middle East. On the African continent, the firm is a significant construction
company for the great Egyptian Museum in Egypt, Morocco's Mohamad the Sixth Tower, and Cameroon's
Nachtigall hydropower project. The Egyptian famous skyscraper now has the
title of Africa's highest structure, towering at 385 meters, after surpassing South Africa's
234-meter Leonardo, which is located in Johannesburg's upmarket district. However, there are several
projects active in various other nations in the contest to build Africa's highest building.
Morocco's Muhammad the Sixth Tower, which is now under construction in the country's
capital of Rabat, is notable among these projects. According to Layla Hidawi, deputy managing
director of old tower, a subsidiary of the privately owned finance COMM, construction
of the 250-meter-high building Mohamad the Six tower began in 2019 and, when completed,
will have 55 floors housing a luxury hotel, prestigious offices, and luxury apartments,
as well as an observatory at the top of the tower. That commissioned and funded the project
as a collective. With all of these achievements and numerous
planned skyscraper projects, particularly in Kenya, the Ivorian administration is keen
to put the country's capital Abidjan on the world map with an iconic landmark that would
cement the country's standing among the continent's high-class cities. Ivory Coast has one of
Africa's fastest developing economies. According to IMF forecasts, the country's GDP would
rise by about 6% in the next years. Abidjan is the country's economic center and one of
the most populated French-speaking towns in Africa.
Côte d'Ivoire was placed 96th out of 148 nations in the WEF Global Competitiveness
Report (2013). Progress has been made as a consequence of a somewhat stronger macroeconomic
climate, which has resulted in Côte d'Ivoire moving up 5 ranks from 131st in 2012. Inadequate
maintenance throughout the decade of social and political stress resulted in widespread
deterioration of essential infrastructure, with power and water supplies regularly cut
off, deterioration of roads and railroads, and the development of roadblocks. Overall,
Côte d'Ivoire's infrastructure is among the strongest and most extensive in the West African
sub-region, and the nation may quickly recover to, if not exceed, pre-crisis levels (WTO
2012). It is worth noting that French businesses have typically dominated major infrastructure
industries in Côte d'Ivoire among international investors. For example, French firms now operate
as the country's electric utility provider, the (partial) manager of Abidjan's port, and
the city's public water utility provider. Although the banking industry fared rather
well during the crisis, it was harmed by an increase in government arrears and the temporary
closure of banks in the north and west. There is also a legislative structure in place for
the capital market. The West African Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) is headquartered in
Abidjan and has 37 listed firms as of 2012. It has remained open throughout the crisis.
According to a recent census report, Abidjan has a population of 4.7 million people, which
accounts for 20% of the country's total population and places it as the continent's sixth most
populated metropolis. Economic improvements have been enabled by a period of greater political
stability and infrastructure investment throughout the city, with major projects such as the
The Henri Konan Bedie Bridge, making Abidjan one of the best locations for real estate
investment in Africa, the demand for high quality commercial and residential real estate
is at an all-time high, and the F tower will undoubtedly be a success.
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